2023學年完整公開課版【教學】Unit 10 Writing Workshop第1課時

Unit10ConnectionsWritingWorkshopANewsReport

Period1Warming-upYouaregoingtowriteanewsreportonaschoolorcommunityevent.Discussthesequestionswithyourpartner.1.Whateventwouldyouliketowriteabout?2.Whataspectsareyougoingtoinclude?3.Howisanewsreportnormallyorganised?Warming-up1.Whateventwouldyouliketowriteabout?sportsmeetingHistoryPlayFestivalEnglishDramaWeekTeachers’DaycelebrationguessinglanternriddlesatLanternFestivalschooltripNewYear’sEvegala2.Whataspectsareyougoingtoinclude?whoareinvolvedwhytheeventisheldwheretheeventisheldwhentheeventisheldhowtheeventisheldwhatexactlyhappensWarming-upWarming-upTips:Whenwritinganewsreport,it’simportanttoconcentrateonfourelements—facts,context,impact,andemotion.Howyoucombinethesefourelementswilldeterminethesuccessofyournewsstory.3.Howisanewsreportnormallyorganised?Warming-upFacts:First,youcanhardlycallitanewsstorywithoutthefacts.Otherwise,itquicklybecomesanopinionpieceoralifestylearticle.Notonlydoesthepublicexpectfactsoveropinions,buttheyalsoexpectthejournalisttofollowsoundfact-checkingprocedures.Thefactsanswerthe5Ws(andH):who,what,where,when,why,andhow.Ajournalisthasaresponsibilitytomakesurethefactsareaccurateandreasonablycomplete.Ifyouhavetowriteareportbeforeyougetallthefacts,thensaysointhereport.Warming-upContextInnewswriting,contextanswersthequestion,“WhyshouldIcare?”or,“WhyshouldIreadthis?”But,fromtheperspectiveofthenewswriter,contexthelpsyoudecidewhattheaudienceneedstoknow.The

AmericanPressInstitute

citescontextasanicewaytogainnewreadersthroughanentrypointtheycanrelateto.Contextprovidesthecircumstancessurroundingthefactsofthenewsstory.Warming-upImpactImpacttouchesonthe“whyweshouldcare”themetoo.Newswritingis,indeed,anartform.Onceyoutakesomethingofftheofficialwire,youhavetoweaveitintoastorypeoplewillconnectwith.Impactkeepsreadersintunebeyondtheheadlineandthelead,oropeningsentence.Whataretheramificationsorpotentialconsequencesofthisnewsstory?Howwillthisseriesofeventsaffectmeandmylovedones?Warming-upEmotionTheAmericanPressInstitutesaysemotioncommandsattentionandfostersacommunalfeeling.Evokingemotionisthemagicofnewsreporting.Writersmustwalkthefinelinebetweencold,hardfactsandatugonemotionalheartstrings.Butyoumustletthereadersdecideforthemselves.Forexample,theAmericanPressInstitutepointsoutyoumustnotdictatetheaudience’sfeelingsbywriting,“Inashocking,newdevelopment…”Rather,youshouldletthemchoosetobeshockedontheirown.Reading1.Whateventisthereportabout?ThefirstCommunityStreetFestival.2.Whenandwheredidtheeventhappen?

On21SeptemberonRedwoodStreet.3.Whoattendedtheeventandwhatdidtheydo?Over10,000peoplefromover20communities.Therewereavarietyofacts,mostofwhichweresinginganddancing.4.Whatdidtheeventbringtothecommunity?Thefestivalgavegreatpleasuretoalargenumberofpeopleanditbroughttogetherthedifferentcommunitieswithinourcity.Readthenewsreportandanswerthequestions.ReadingLeadBodyRound-upPara.1_______Para.2_______Para.3_______Para.4__________Thenewsreporthasfourparagraphs.Labeleachparagraphwithafunction.LeadBodyRound-upBodyReadingLead:highlysuccessful;rathergood,wellreceivedBody:popular;highlight;wellorganized;enjoyedRound-up:gavegreatpleasureto;“weareeagertoparticipateinnextyear’sfestival.”Writedownalltheexpressionsthatconveythefactthattheeventwasasuccess.WritingSentenceBuilderAdverbsofDegreehighlyThefestivalwashighlysuccessful…ratherTheperformerswererathergood…mainlyPeopleattendingtheeventweremainlyfamilies.particularlyTheactsappealingtochildrenwereparticularlypopular.Write2-3sentencesabouttheeventyouaregoingtoreport.UsetheSentenceBuildertohelpyou.WritingTipsforBetterWriting?

Innewswriting,alwaysfollow

theinvertedpyramid.Thatis,placethemostpressingfactsatthestartofthearticleandclosewiththeleastcompellingelements.?

Avoidlongorcomplicatedwords.Anewsstoryisn’ttheplacetoimpresspeoplewithyourintelligenceorcommandoftheEnglishlanguage.?

Chooseshortsentencesoverlengthysentencesthatrequiremanyformsofpunctuation.?

Followasimplesubject-verb-objectform.?

Don’tusetoomanycommas.Writing?Eachparagraphshouldintroduceanewideaand,likesentences,beshortandtothepoint.Considerdroppinginafew

transitionwords,whereappropriate.?Neverusemorethantwoprepositionalphrases.Thesearephraseslike,“Accordingtothenationalweatherforecast…”Rememberthatthecoreobjectiveofagreatnewsreportistoconveythefactinacompellingandeasy-to-understandmanner.Gettothepointanduseshortersentences.WritingThe

lead,orthefirstfewsentences,needstobestrongenoughtograbthereader’sattentionandmakethemwanttoreadmore.?Ifit’sahardnewsstory,whichisbreakingorup-to-the-minutenews,thenincludeasmanyfactsasyoucaninthesummaryofthestory.Ifit’sasoftnewsstory,likeahumanintereststoryorbackgroundinformation,thenyoucanplacethefactsinthebodyofthestory.?Leadstellthereaderwhatthestoryisaboutandwhyit’simportant.Beyondthat,ittellsthereaderwhytheyshouldreadthewholestory.Thinkofitfromtheperspectiveoftellingafriendaboutthelatestnews.Writeagoodlead.Writing?Acommonerrorinleadshappenswhenitfocusesonmorethanonemainidea.Whenthishappens,thereadercan’tbesurewhatthestoryisabout.?Avoid

buryingthelead

(alsowrittenas“burythelead”).Thisreferstowhenyoufailtoemphasizethemostimportantormostinterestingpartofthestory,startingoutwithsecondaryinformationfirst.Byitsnature,theleadismeanttolurereadersin.Ifareaderlosesinterestafterthefirstparagraph,becauseyouburiedtheleadinthesecondorthirdparagraph,theymaynotevergettowhythisstoryshouldmattertothem.Leadswillexcludecertainreadersifthey’refullofjargon.Makesurethenewsreportissuitableforeveryonetoread.WritingExamplesofGoodLeads1.“OnthesecondfloorofanoldBavarianpalaceinMunich,Germany,there’salibrarywithhighceilings,adistinctlybookishsmellandoneoftheworld’smostextensivecollectionsofLatintexts.About20researchersfromallovertheworldworkinsmallofficesaroundtheroom.”—ByrdPinkerton,NPR2.“ACenterCityschoolteachergotenoughkissestodaytolast-well,maybenotalifetime,butafewweeks,anyway.MarySaintClairkissed110menattheannualfund-raiserforthelocalzoo.Attenbucksakiss,sheraisedelevenhundreddollarsforthezoo.Whensheturnedthemoneyovertozooofficials,shejokedthatalltheanimalswerenotbehindbars.”—SchoolVideoNews3.“Themillion?to?oneshotcame